{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-283.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 283.101","heading":"ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.","body":"(a) A county acting under this chapter may enter on land, water, or other premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination of the property.\n(b) When a condemnation proceeding is filed by a county, the county may take immediate possession of the property being condemned pending the results of the proceeding if the county tenders a bond or other security approved by the court that is sufficient to secure the property owner for damages to the property.\n(c) The state grants to a county any easement or right-of-way traversing state property that is necessary or convenient to the construction, acquisition, or efficient operation of a project.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES","CHAPTER 283. CAUSEWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONS RELATING TO A PROJECT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.283.htm#283.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"0b3474257dd7f331153c945ccabf6e85c55e19757bdeeda10009e2714c3059e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-283.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-283.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}